St. John's Northwestern Military Academy Salute to Veterans and Flag Pageant1 p.m. - Farrand Hall Gymnasium - 1101 Genesee Street, DelafieldCadets will honor the Academy's alumni veterans as well as all Wisconsin veterans. Guidon Bearers will dress in uniform to represent each military conflict beginning with WWI. Rifle salute and taps will honor fallen veterans. Cub Scout Den 20 from Cushing Elementary School will present the nation's colors, with cadets presenting flags of each military branch of the armed services.

There is a Veterans Day ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda at 11 a.m. The event will honor a Purple Heart recipient and all those who have served in the Armed Forces.

The Milwaukee Admirals will honor World War II veteran George Michel before their game. All veterans and active military personnel will receive a free ticket to the game. Interested vets just need to bring their military ID, VFW Card, or a copy of their DD214 papers to the BMO Harris Bradley Box Office Window.

49th Annual Veterans Day Parade and Day of Honor. The parade starts at 11 a.m. at 4th Street and Kilbourn Avenue and heads east to the War Memorial via Wells Street.

WWII Veteran Ralph Windler of South Milwaukee will receive the Knight of the Legion of Honor medal, the highest honor that France bestows. Windler participated in the Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes, Rhineland, and Central Europe Campaigns. Windler is being recognized by the French Government for his service and heroics during the war.

He will receive the award at the end of the Veterans Day Parade, about 1:30 p.m. at the War Memorial Center – Fitch Plaza

The village of Pleasant Prairie will hold a ceremony to honor America's veterans and to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the dedication of Pleasant Prairies memorial. It will be at 1:30 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial inside Prairie Springs Park. Donations will also be accepted for the Stars & Stripes Honor flight program.

"Operation Honor, a Salute to Veterans," will take place at the Waukesha North High School Field House and Lowell Park in Waukesha. The program begins at the field house at 4:30 p.m. with a formal recognition of military men and women. Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch is the keynote speaker. The evening will end with a fireworks tribute at Lowell Park at 6:30 p.m.

Veterans can get in free Saturday and Sunday at the Milwaukee Art Museum and at the Harley-Davidson Museum. The Harley Museum will hold a special ceremony Saturday with cadets from St. John's Northwestern Military Academy, which will include a 21-gun salute.

Sunday, Nov. 11

A Veteran's Day Program will take place at 11 a.m. at the Veteran's Memorial adjacent to the Franklin Public Library. The library is at 9151 W. Loomis Road. A number of Quilts of Valor will be presented to some combat veterans representing various conflicts they were deployed in as defenders of freedom.

The North Fond du Lac Veteran's Memorial Committee will dedicate a new Veterans Memorial. The ceremony is open to the public and will take place at 1:30 p.m. at the NFDL Community Center at 280 Garfield Street

Milwaukee Police Post 415 and Milwaukee Fire Fighters Post 426 will host the annual "Armistice Day-Veterans Day Memorial program at 10:30 a.m. on MacArthur Square, just south of the Safety Building. The program will end with a rifle salute and the playing of Taps.

The public is invited to the annual Veteran's Day Observance at 10:30 a.m. at St. John Lutheran Church on Stafford Street in Plymouth. The Hometown Harmony Tradition Barbershop Chorus will sing and the VFW Post 5612 will serve as the Honor Guard and will conduct a memorial rite for fallen veterans.

At 3 p.m., the Wisconsin Philharmonic returns to its Waukesha home of Shattuck Auditorium at Carroll University to present its 4th annual Veterans Day celebration concert, Salute to Our Veterans: Battle of Britain. Tickets are available at http://wisconsinphilharmonic.org/ or by calling 262-547-1858. Tickets cost between $27 and $37 for adults and $17 and $27 for students.

In Wauwatosa, a memorial service will be held for Herman Borghardt, a Civil War veteran, who is believed to be in the cemetery on the County Grounds. It will be at 1:30 p.m. The cemetery is being disturbed because of Froedtert Hospital Expansion.